Commercial Energy | Solar Panels for Business

Commercial Energy

The cost of commercial energy is rising at a steady rate due to our dependence on our
natural resources. Our foreign sources of oil have tight control of the flow from
one country to the next, and we are only headed for more trouble if we do not seek
alternative ways to fuel or economy. Renewable and non polluting resources such as
air, water, wind, and solar have long been explored as viable alternatives. For
centuries our ancestors relied heavily on them, and were quite ingenious in their
ways of exploiting them.

It has been a long, arduous road for proponents of
alternative fuels and only in the last decade have they been successful in opening
the eyes of our government and industry leaders. Ordinary people just did not see the benefit
of converting to solar power because it was so expense and took so long to see any real return
on their investment. Now with the latest technological advances and a real effort to promote
change more and more homes and businesses are converting to renewable solar energy.

California has long been known as a state with some pollution issues. A few of the most
famous cities in the world are well known not only for their beautiful beaches and people,
but also for their smog and abuse of the environment. Their dependence on polluting natural
resources has led them to now take one of the hardest stances on cleaning things up. The
California solar initiative took a huge step this year with the passing of two very
important laws. The first requires power companies to now pay for excess power generated
by solar power systems that is returned to the grid.

The second requires the state's public utilities to pay for the electricity from
small systems. Both of these were passed with the intention to help people see the benefits of converting. Incentives and rebates
from the federal government's recently signed Recovery Act allow for never before seen savings
to purchase and install a solar energy system. There are especially enticing incentives for
businesses to change their commercial energy source. The cost to a consumer of a solar panel
system in California can be a fraction of its actual cost due to all the money being offered
to those willing to change. A significant savings is a reality within a short time of the
conversion, and the saving will continue as these systems are designed to last twenty five
years with proper upkeep.